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| Keywords: Japanese - Inro with Cranes Among Swirling Clouds - Walters 67477.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Anonymous Japanese <br/> A kagimibuta netsuke with a carved deep grain brushed tagasayan wood bowl and a disc of shibuichi with cloisonné The cloisons of gold wire and various inset symbols in red green blue and white enamel Inscribed on the bottom A standard oblong gold lacquer two compartment inro The design with hiramakie in gold with touches of black Two flying cranes on one side with one of the cranes in inlaid raden with gold for delineation of the plumage The other crane in gold with touches of black A flying crane on the other side in gold with black touches All on a ground of red lacquer almost covered with gold spirals of conventionalized clouds The inside with nashiji and roiro and fundame The cord channels are external late 19th-early 20th century Meiji lacquer cloisonné enamel gold wire wood ivory raden inro cm 6 4 6 6 2 6 accession number 67 477 34276 William T / Henry Walters Collection Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T or Henry Walters Seal kao ; Signature Hirata Hirayuki Netsuke Miniature Sculpture of Japan place of origin Japan Walters Art Museum license Netsuke Miniature Sculpture of Japan Inro in the Walters Art Museum Cranes in Japanese art Hirata Haruyuki | ||||
